Application of GPS radio occultation data for studies of atmospheric waves in the middle atmosphere and ionosphere

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 1 B, 2004, Pages 419-426

  Tsuda, Toshitaka ^a   Hocke, Klemens ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GPS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 2942534054     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.419     Document Type: Review

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